This is Volume 1 showing the first 250 photographs from a very exciting collection of photos taken by many Allied servicemen during the Normandy Campaign of the Summer of 1944. Following the D-Day Landings on 6th June 1944, the Allies attempted to breakout from the bridghead throughout June. The Americans drove up the Cotentin peninsula towards Cherbourg and then across through into Brittany. Many of the photos show the devestation of battle of just the ordinary little villages that were destroyed in the name of the Liberation. If you are a military vehicle enthusiast who owns and loves their Jeeps, Dodges and Jimmies, then see your vehicle in it’s environment. Who knows maybe your actual vehicle may be in one of the photos. Looking at many of the photos the Summer of ’44 looked pretty dry and dusty, with many vehicles covered in a light dust. Again a useful observation for model makers amongst us.
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Leyland Hippo Mk2 10Ton GS (4773 WD |
GMC 352 CCKW 6x6 Cargo (PSU 769) |
M4A1 Sherman with Flamethrower (2) |
Crusader (1) |
Normandy 1944 Collection 381 |
Bedford J1 4x2 Luton Van (38 FL 70) |
Normandy 1944 Collection 691 |
Austin K6 3Ton 6x4 (KMO 491) |
Morris J2 Minibus (39 EP 55) |
Eastern Front Collection 420 |
Land Rover S3 Ambulance (06 FL 70) |
Eastern Front Collection 1011 |
AEC 0853 Matador (VPJ 468 S) |
Eastern Front Collection 326 |
Land Rover 110 Defender (88 KE 68) |
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AEC 0853 Matador (DUT 430) |
Leyland Martian 10Ton Heavy Recover |
Willys MB/Ford GPW Jeep (ESJ 414) |